Cassette Torque Meter?

[ctyelvis]

Are these worth picking up for regular maintenance on our old personally owned decks?
And is there a source where I can find one of these up at a reasonable price? The cheapest I have seen looking around on the net was around $100.

Thanks for the help!
-Chris

 

[pustelniakr]

Unless you find a used one, you know where, $100 is about right. Actually, there are several different types needed (takeup torque, back torque, Fast mode torque, etc...$100 a pop). I can justify it for myself, considering I specialize in cassette deck restoration. Even so it is last on the list of equipment to acquire.

For someone who wants to monitor performance of his own deck, you will need to determine worth for yourself.

The best ones available come direct from Teac, but be prepared to wait awile to get them (2 or 3 months, maybe more, since it is a special order item). Teay are my source for calibration tapes as well...

Enjoy,
Rich P

 

[ctyelvis]

Good Grief!!
Who would have thought something seemingly as simple as a tool to adjust the torque of a cassette deck could be so expensive or complicated!! lol!
I guess the cheap way to go would be to grap one of the spindles and make the adjustments until the spindles put up a good fight against your fingers? lol!!!

Thanks for the info Rich!
:thmbsp:
-Chris